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Dignity in old age: caring for Zoey
Zoey, 86, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,800 for a carer and medicines.
🇺🇸 Springfield, Illinois, United States3,410 views
I'm caring for me, who's 86. After a diagnosis of dementia Zoey can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Zoey desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Zoey worked all of her life as a farmer, and raised 2 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four months will make a huge difference.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $3,800 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $520
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $690
• Part-time carer (four months): $2,590
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Zoey
We're at 69% thanks to 66 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
Small update. $931 so far, we've started the first stage.
- Tâm Ho 🇻🇳 · $250
“Rooting for you. My brother told me about this one. - Nha Trang”
- Aurora P. Wang 🇺🇸 · $250
- Maciej Dawid Zając 🇵🇱 · $200
- Carolina Gabriela Rocha 🇧🇷 · $200
“Blessings. Thought of Zoey all day after reading this. - São Paulo”
- Nora Oliver 🇺🇸 · $151
- Michael Stevens 🇺🇸 · $100
“Praying for you. I'm in Tucson, thinking of you. - Tucson”
- Ana H. Ruiz 🇪🇸 · $100
- Saba Dagmawit Alemu 🇪🇹 · $100
- Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $100
- Benjamin M. Bates 🇺🇸 · $100
- Antônio Vinícius Nascimento 🇧🇷 · $100
“All the best. Only $100 but hope it helps. - São Paulo”
- Nevaeh T. Meyer 🇺🇸 · $100
- Ling Na Liu 🇦🇺 · $100
- Riley Garcia 🇺🇸 · $100
“Thinking of you. Only $100 but hope it helps. - San Diego”
- Dieter Werner Fuchs 🇩🇪 · $100
- Charlotte W. Hamilton 🇺🇸 · $80
“Thought of Zoey all day after reading this. - San Jose”
- Rahma Khoury 🇸🇦 · $79
- Irene T. Moreno 🇺🇸 · $77
- Radosław Michał Czarnecki 🇵🇱 · $75
- Wafa Basma Wahba 🇪🇬 · $75
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Thanks for sharing this, Zoey. Wishing Zoey a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
wishing you the best, Zoey. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.
Best of luck, Zoey. Get well soon. Love from Aurangabad.
sending love, Zoey. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Sent it to 15 people at work. Blessings
Take care, Zoey. Hope you get there.
This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Mekelle.